Pinkerton - Revision history

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	'''Pinkerton''', founded as the '''Pinkerton National Detective Agency''', is a private ~~guard~~ security and detective agency ~~located~~ in the [[United States\|United States of America]]. Founded in 1850 by [[Allan Pinkerton]]–a [[Scotland\|Scottish]] immigrant barrel-maker turned [[Chicago]] police ~~detective–the~~ Pinkerton National Detective Agency was one of America's most notorious crime-prevention and private security firms of the late 19th century.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Pinkerton (detective agency)}}</ref>		'''Pinkerton''', founded as the '''Pinkerton National Detective Agency''', is a private security and detective agency operating in the [[United States\|United States of America]]. Founded in 1850 by [[Allan Pinkerton]]—a [[Scotland\|Scottish]] immigrant barrel-maker turned [[Chicago]] police detective—the Pinkerton National Detective Agency was one of America's most notorious crime-prevention and private security firms of the late 19th century.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Pinkerton (detective agency)}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Though Pinkerton initially specialized in [[train]] robberies and counterfeit cases, after foiling a plot to assassinate [[Abraham Lincoln]]—who would later hire the agency as his personal 'secret service' during the [[American Civil War]]—the fledgling enterprise garnered a reputation as America's go-to office for counter-intelligence and security operations. By the early 1870s, it had grown into the largest private law enforcement organization in the world.<ref name="LDL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 1\|Issue #01]]</ref>		Though Pinkerton initially specialized in [[train]] robberies and counterfeit cases, after foiling a plot to assassinate [[Abraham Lincoln]]—who would later hire the agency as his personal 'secret service' during the [[American Civil War]]—the fledgling enterprise garnered a reputation as America's go-to office for counter-intelligence and security operations. By the early 1870s, it had grown into the largest private law enforcement organization in the world.<ref name="LDL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 1\|Issue #01]]</ref>

	Adhering to a strict code of ethics and defined by its striking company ~~logo, the~~ supposed inspiration of the term 'private eye'~~, at~~ its heyday, the Pinkerton agency ~~had~~ more ~~agents under its employ~~ than the standing US army and, using its extensive collection of mugshots, established the world's first criminal database. It was frequently subcontracted for its role in the hunt and capture of outlaws like Wild Bill and Jesse James, but as the 19th century drew to a close and ownership passed to Allan's sons Robert and William, the agency's public perception would take a darker turn.<ref name="LDL" />		Adhering to a strict code of ethics and defined by its striking company logo—the supposed inspiration of the term 'private eye'—at its heyday, the Pinkerton agency counted more employees than the standing U.S. army and, using its extensive collection of mugshots, established the world's first criminal database. It was frequently subcontracted for its role in the hunt and capture of outlaws like Wild Bill and Jesse James, but as the 19th century drew to a close and ownership passed to Allan's sons Robert and William, the agency's public perception would take a darker turn.<ref name="LDL" />

	Pinkerton's involvement with the labor strikes of the 1890s would ultimately prove their downfall. The company's past use of heavy-handed tactics, coupled with accusations of violence from union sympathizers, ~~soon~~ led to public outcry, culminating in the events of the Homestead Strike of 1892 when a firefight involving 300 Pinkerton agents led to the death of 16 men. Pinkerton's reputation was left in tatters, and the company ~~would spend~~ years struggling to rebuild it. Nevertheless, the ~~Pinkerton~~ agency endured, and today Pinkerton Inc. has grown into a billion-dollar multinational organization, remaining one of the world's leading providers of security.<ref name="LDL" />		Pinkerton's involvement with the labor strikes of the 1890s would ultimately prove to be their downfall. The company's past use of heavy-handed tactics, coupled with accusations of violence from union sympathizers, led to public outcry, culminating in the events of the {{Wiki\|Homestead strike\|Homestead Strike}} of 1892, when a firefight involving 300 Pinkerton agents led to the death of 16 men. Pinkerton's reputation was left in tatters, and the company spent years struggling to rebuild it. Nevertheless, the agency endured, and today Pinkerton Inc. has grown into a billion-dollar multinational organization, remaining one of the world's leading providers of security.<ref name="LDL" />

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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imported>Darman36: ALL of this is plagerized from the comic end pgs and is not AC-focused

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	'''Pinkerton''', founded as the '''Pinkerton National Detective Agency''', is a private guard security and detective agency located in the [[United States\|United States of America]].		'''Pinkerton''', founded as the '''Pinkerton National Detective Agency''', is a private guard security and detective agency located in the [[United States\|United States of America]]. Founded in 1850 by [[Allan Pinkerton]]–a [[Scotland\|Scottish]] immigrant barrel-maker turned [[Chicago]] police detective–the Pinkerton National Detective Agency was one of America's most notorious crime-prevention and private security firms of the late 19th century.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Pinkerton (detective agency)}}</ref>

	Founded in 1850 by [[Allan Pinkerton]]–a [[Scotland\|Scottish]] immigrant barrel-maker turned [[Chicago]] police detective–the Pinkerton National Detective Agency was one of America's most notorious crime-prevention and private security firms of the late 19th century.

	~~[[Tommy Greyling]] was a member of the agency during this time~~.<ref name="~~LDL~~">~~''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 1~~\|~~Issue #01]]~~</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Though Pinkerton initially specialized in train robberies and counterfeit cases, after foiling a plot to assassinate [[Abraham Lincoln]] ~~– who~~ would later hire the agency as his personal 'secret service' during the [[American Civil War]] ~~– the~~ fledgling enterprise garnered a reputation as America's go-to office for counter-intelligence and security operations. By the early 1870s, it had grown into the largest private law enforcement organization in the world.<ref name="LDL" />		Though Pinkerton initially specialized in [[train]] robberies and counterfeit cases, after foiling a plot to assassinate [[Abraham Lincoln]]—who would later hire the agency as his personal 'secret service' during the [[American Civil War]]—the fledgling enterprise garnered a reputation as America's go-to office for counter-intelligence and security operations. By the early 1870s, it had grown into the largest private law enforcement organization in the world.<ref name="LDL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 1\|Issue #01]]</ref>

	~~Adhering to a strict code of ethics and defined by its striking company logo (the supposed inspiration of the term~~ '~~private eye~~'~~), at its heyday, the Pinkerton agency had more agents under its employ than the standing US army and, using its extensive collection of mugshots, established the world~~'s ~~first criminal database. Frequently subcontracted for its role in the hunt and capture of outlaws like Wild Bill and Jesse James. But as the country drew to a close and ownership passed to Allan~~'~~s sons, Robert and William, the agency~~'s ~~public perception would take a turn for the worst.~~<ref ~~name="LDL" /~~>

	~~Pinkerton's involvement with~~ the ~~labor strikes~~ of the ~~1890s would ultimately prove their downfall. The company~~'~~s past use of heavy-handed tactics, coupled with accusations of violence from union sympathizers~~, ~~soon led to public outcry~~, ~~culminating in the events of~~ the ~~Homestead Strike of 1892 when a firefight involving 300~~ Pinkerton agents ~~led to~~ the ~~death~~ of ~~16 men. Pinkerton~~'s ~~reputation~~ was ~~left~~ in ~~tatters~~, and the ~~company~~ would ~~spend years struggling to rebuild it~~.<ref name="LDL" />		Adhering to a strict code of ethics and defined by its striking company logo, the supposed inspiration of the term 'private eye', at its heyday, the Pinkerton agency had more agents under its employ than the standing US army and, using its extensive collection of mugshots, established the world's first criminal database. It was frequently subcontracted for its role in the hunt and capture of outlaws like Wild Bill and Jesse James, but as the 19th century drew to a close and ownership passed to Allan's sons Robert and William, the agency's public perception would take a darker turn.<ref name="LDL" />

	Nevertheless, the Pinkerton agency endured, and today Pinkerton Inc. has grown into a billion-dollar multinational organization, remaining one of the world's leading providers of security.<ref name="LDL" />		Pinkerton's involvement with the labor strikes of the 1890s would ultimately prove their downfall. The company's past use of heavy-handed tactics, coupled with accusations of violence from union sympathizers, soon led to public outcry, culminating in the events of the Homestead Strike of 1892 when a firefight involving 300 Pinkerton agents led to the death of 16 men. Pinkerton's reputation was left in tatters, and the company would spend years struggling to rebuild it. Nevertheless, the Pinkerton agency endured, and today Pinkerton Inc. has grown into a billion-dollar multinational organization, remaining one of the world's leading providers of security.<ref name="LDL" />

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	'''Pinkerton''', founded as the '''Pinkerton National Detective Agency''', is a private guard security and detective agency located in the [[United States\|United States of America]].		'''Pinkerton''', founded as the '''Pinkerton National Detective Agency''', is a private guard security and detective agency located in the [[United States\|United States of America]].

	Founded in 1850 by ~~{{Wiki\|~~Allan Pinkerton}}–a [[Scotland\|Scottish]] immigrant barrel-maker turned [[Chicago]] police detective–the Pinkerton National Detective Agency was one of America's most notorious crime-prevention and private security firms of the late 19th century.		Founded in 1850 by [[Allan Pinkerton]]–a [[Scotland\|Scottish]] immigrant barrel-maker turned [[Chicago]] police detective–the Pinkerton National Detective Agency was one of America's most notorious crime-prevention and private security firms of the late 19th century.

	[[Tommy Greyling]] was a member of the agency during this time.<ref name="LDL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 1\|Issue #01]]</ref>		[[Tommy Greyling]] was a member of the agency during this time.<ref name="LDL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 1\|Issue #01]]</ref>

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	'''Pinkerton''', founded as the '''Pinkerton National Detective Agency''', is a private guard security and detective agency located in the [[United States\|United States of America]].		'''Pinkerton''', founded as the '''Pinkerton National Detective Agency''', is a private guard security and detective agency located in the [[United States\|United States of America]].

	Founded in 1850 by {{Wiki\|Allan Pinkerton}}–a [[Scotland\|Scottish]] immigrant barrel-maker turned [[Chicago]] police detective–the Pinkerton National Detective Agency was one of America's most notorious crime-prevention and private security firms of the late 19th century.		Founded in 1850 by {{Wiki\|Allan Pinkerton}}–a [[Scotland\|Scottish]] immigrant barrel-maker turned [[Chicago]] police detective–the Pinkerton National Detective Agency was one of America's most notorious crime-prevention and private security firms of the late 19th century.

	[[Tommy Greyling]] was a member of the agency during this time.<ref name="LDL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]''</ref>		[[Tommy Greyling]] was a member of the agency during this time.<ref name="LDL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 1\|Issue #01]]</ref>

	==~~Overview~~==		==History==
	Though Pinkerton initially specialized in train robberies and counterfeit cases, after foiling a plot to assassinate [[Abraham Lincoln]] – who would later hire the agency as his personal 'secret service' during the [[American Civil War]] – the fledgling enterprise garnered a reputation as America's go-to office for counter-intelligence and security operations. By the early 1870s, it had grown into the largest private law enforcement organization in the world.<ref name="LDL" />		Though Pinkerton initially specialized in train robberies and counterfeit cases, after foiling a plot to assassinate [[Abraham Lincoln]] – who would later hire the agency as his personal 'secret service' during the [[American Civil War]] – the fledgling enterprise garnered a reputation as America's go-to office for counter-intelligence and security operations. By the early 1870s, it had grown into the largest private law enforcement organization in the world.<ref name="LDL" />

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imported>Nstav13: Fixed spelling errors

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	'''Pinkerton''', founded as the '''Pinkerton National ~~Deective~~ Agency''', is a private guard security and detective agency located in the [[United States\|United States of America]].		'''Pinkerton''', founded as the '''Pinkerton National Detective Agency''', is a private guard security and detective agency located in the [[United States\|United States of America]].

	Founded in 1850 by {{Wiki\|Allan Pinkerton}}–a [[Scotland\|~~Scottissh~~]] immigrant barrel-maker turned [[Chicago]] police detective–the Pinkerton National Detective Agency was one of America's most notorious crime-prevention and private security firms of the late 19th century.		Founded in 1850 by {{Wiki\|Allan Pinkerton}}–a [[Scotland\|Scottish]] immigrant barrel-maker turned [[Chicago]] police detective–the Pinkerton National Detective Agency was one of America's most notorious crime-prevention and private security firms of the late 19th century.

	[[Tommy Greyling]] was a member of the agency during this time.<ref name="LDL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]''</ref>		[[Tommy Greyling]] was a member of the agency during this time.<ref name="LDL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]''</ref>
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	Adhering to a strict code of ethics and defined by its striking company logo (the supposed inspiration of the term 'private eye'), at its heyday, the Pinkerton agency had more agents under its employ than the standing US army and, using its extensive collection of mugshots, established the world's first criminal database. Frequently subcontracted for its role in the hunt and capture of outlaws like Wild Bill and Jesse James. But as the country drew to a close and ownership passed to Allan's sons, Robert and William, the agency's public perception would take a turn for the worst.<ref name="LDL" />		Adhering to a strict code of ethics and defined by its striking company logo (the supposed inspiration of the term 'private eye'), at its heyday, the Pinkerton agency had more agents under its employ than the standing US army and, using its extensive collection of mugshots, established the world's first criminal database. Frequently subcontracted for its role in the hunt and capture of outlaws like Wild Bill and Jesse James. But as the country drew to a close and ownership passed to Allan's sons, Robert and William, the agency's public perception would take a turn for the worst.<ref name="LDL" />

	Pinkerton's involvement with the labor strikes of the 1890s would ultimately prove their downfall. The company's past use of heavy-handed tactics, coupled with accusations of violence from union ~~sympathisers~~, soon led to public outcry, culminating in the events of the Homestead Strike of 1892 when a firefight involving 300 Pinkerton agents led to the death of 16 men. Pinkerton's ~~repuation~~ was left in tatters, and the company would spend years struggling to rebuild it.<ref name="LDL" />		Pinkerton's involvement with the labor strikes of the 1890s would ultimately prove their downfall. The company's past use of heavy-handed tactics, coupled with accusations of violence from union sympathizers, soon led to public outcry, culminating in the events of the Homestead Strike of 1892 when a firefight involving 300 Pinkerton agents led to the death of 16 men. Pinkerton's reputation was left in tatters, and the company would spend years struggling to rebuild it.<ref name="LDL" />

	Nevertheless, the Pinkerton agency endured, and today Pinkerton Inc. has grown into a billion-dollar multinational organization, remaining one of the world's leading providers of security.<ref name="LDL" />		Nevertheless, the Pinkerton agency endured, and today Pinkerton Inc. has grown into a billion-dollar multinational organization, remaining one of the world's leading providers of security.<ref name="LDL" />

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